Lisa Goldin has been putting singles out from her new album, Something I Used To Wear, since 2020, and they’ve been well-received. Now she’s hit our radar through the completed collection.

By Graeme Smith

Opening with the eerie piano of Apparently, Something I Used To Wear has a classical touch about it. Goldin’s vocals are instantly arresting as the come in, strong and isolated, full of expression in a vaudevillian first verse. The stripped-back style works well to foreground the soul-searching lyrics.

Title track Something I Used To Wear changes tone with a punchy, theatrical arrangement that proves an early highlight thanks to its strong storytelling.

The emotion stays heightened throughout, getting lush in Like That before becoming tender and wistful in lead single How Love Can Start, another highlight. Many of the tracks would work well on a Disney film soundtrack, in particular the cinematic HeartBeat.

Hope is a bright and vibrant moment with a percussive undercurrent and chanting backing vocals. Just Right (Goldilocks Theme) ends things with delicious wordplay before we get alternative versions of Like That, and Hope, including a lively remix with Xenai and a dance reimagining with Mark Stent.

“This album is about what I no longer put on myself or allow others to either,” Goldin explains. “It truly is the end of an era…”

The St. Johns-based Lisa Goldin is on a mission to write music that touches heartbeats and lights up rooms. With her new album, she’s certainly done that.

If you are a “GoldinFan,” you can access her music directly through My GoldinShop, including an exclusive pre-launch to Something I Used To Wear.

The album is out now and you can give it a listen below.